Apparatus for molding flanged workpieces



Aug. 7, 1951 w. .1. BAEZA 2,562,875

' APPARATUS FOR MOLDING ,FLANGED WORKPIECES Filed Nov. 17, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l INvEN'roR WALTER IBBEZA, FY

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7, 1951 J BA Filed Nov 17, 1945 Patented Aug. 7, 1951 2 ,562,876- Apiu-aiirfi ii eji-viomm e FLANGED I WORKPIECES Wa'lterQJ; Baez a3 NeW'YOrIr, N.- Y., assignor' t H.-P'-'M-Development Corporation, Wilmington,- Del-,- a corporation-oi Ilelaware Application November-17, 1945; Serial No. 629,232

order to forma workpiece having'fi anges disposed at" difierent angles, and to have the completed workpiece uniformly strong through= out, it'is necessarythat the" material be moved during? molding so as to eliminate planes--of shearing stress; It' isalso important that adja= cent parts of the material being: molded move at'tlie same'rate ofspeedso that' the compactingot the material iseXa'ctIy uniform through" out the volume of thearticle beingm'o'lded. 7

By; observing these requirements; it is possible to' mold" workpieces having both axial andtrans= verse flanges'thereon'and'to produce an article which isaccura'tely sized; uniformly compact and" strong; and adequately serviceable;

Accordingly; the" primary object of this invein tion is to provide an improved apparatus for molding flanged workpieces which substantially eli rninates'points of'weakness within such workpieces.

Another object "isto'" provide "an apparatus for forming multi-flanged'workpieces which enables the" workpiece to'be' accurately sized and"uni-- forinly compacted;

It is another obj ect to provide apparatus for compacting multi flanged workpieces from gran ul ate'dmaterialswhichsubst'antially eliminates" F 'duit 52. The conduit 52 leads'to theinlet of a planes of shearing stress and which thus-results in a? more uniformly strong product.

Still another object "is' to provide an apparatus lowing specification taken together with the" accompanying drawings inwhichz Figure 1 is a vertical section view taken through i an apparatus according to this invention;

Figure 2 is a cross section through a'workpiece:

formedin the apparatusof Figurel; and

Figures 3 through '7 are-fragmentaryvertical sectional views of another form of"v pressing ap paratus according to thisinvention in the various.

stages of a pressing cycle. Referring to the drawings, and in particular to Figures 1 and 2, the apparatusshown therein comprises a presshead l0 which mountsafluid motor I? having the work plunger l4.

The head I0 is connected with a base [6 by. a plurality of strain rodsvl8 which absorb the thrust of the pressing operation. v

The-base I6 comprises a plurality of cylinders indicated at '20, 2'2 and 24,vthe first two men-' tioned being arranged in pairs. Reciprocably mounted in the cylinders arethe plungers 26 20 which. mount a platen 28 that either comprises or carries a mold body 30.-

The cylinders 22 have reciprocably, mountedtherein the plungers 32 which mount a platen 34 that is either integral with or carries a sleeve member 36 adapted for entering the portion 38 of the cavity 40 in the mold for forming a bottom for the said cavity.

piece to be formed.

The mold cavity also comprises the upper and-larger portion 44. Secured to the plunger I4 is a pressing plunger 46 which is closely'received within the portion 44 of the cavity 40;

For actuating the various platens and pressing plungers, there is provided a pump 48 which" draws fluid from a reservoir 50 and discharges the said fluid at increased pressure'into' a conplurality of- 4-Way valves 54, 56, 58; and 6B which are connected to supplythe several pressing" plungers.

During the pressing operation, the platens and" thecore are permitted toyie'ld at predetermined pressures or at predetermined rates which are determined by pressure responsive or flow re-- sponsive control valves connected therewith. For example, the cylinders-20 are connectedto' dis charge'fiuid through a' valve-62 which maybe either pressure responsive or flow responsive to control the movement of the plungers 26 and platen 28 according to a predetermined pressure thereon, or in accordance with a predetermined rate of movement thereof.

The cylinders 22 are similarly connected with a valve 64 responsive to pressure or fluid flow, and the cylinder 24 is connected with a valve 66 for performing the same function.

When the platens and core are in their Figure 1 position, and the cavity ill is filled level full, and after the plunger I4 is actuated to drive the pressing plunger 46 downwardly, the material will be pressed into the configuration shown in Figure 2. It will be noted that the axial distance through the workpiece at any point is substantially a fixed fraction of the axial distance through the unpressed material at the same point. Thus, the workpiece is uniformly compacted throughout and has no zones of lesser compactness to detract from the strength and serviceability of the article.

During the pressing cycle, the core 42 and the platens 28 and 34 yield simultaneously so that there is continuous relative movement between the mold body, the mold bottom, the mold core and pressing plunger. All parts of the workpiece are therefore in movement during pressing and, by adjusting the rates of movement of the various parts of the mold, all planes of shearing stress may be eliminated and the desired high strength article produced.

Referring to Figures 3 through 7, there is shown a somewhat modified arrangement wherein a workpiece is pressed which has a central axial portion, and opposite end portions consisting of transverse flanges, one of which extends outwardly and the other inwardly.

The apparatus shown in these figures cornprises a mold body it having a stepped bore '12 adapted for receiving the stepped plunger i i. The plunger M is bored as at it to telescope with the reduced diameter end 18 of a core plunger 80. The diameter of the larger portion of the core plunger 86 is smaller than the diameter 82 of the smaller portion of the cavity of the mold l0, and there is disposed between the said bore and the mold a sleeve 84. The sleeve 84 together with the shoulder on the core plunger and the shoulder in the mold body form the mold bottom against which the mold material is pressed.

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In operation, the mold cavity is filled as is shown in Figure 3.

upwardly. Simultaneously, the core plunger 80 moves downward. This stage of the cycle is shown in Figure 4. This continues until the parts occupy the position illustrated in Figure 5 wherein the workpiece is fully formed. It will Thereafter the plunger 1 3 is moved downwardly and the sleeve 86 is moved 7 be noted that the axial distance through the formed workpiece at any point is substantially a a new charge of material supplied, and another workpiece molded.

It will be understood that this invention is susceptible to modification in order to adopt it to different usages and conditions and, accordingly, it is desired to comprehend such modifications within this invention as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus for molding flanged workpieces from granular materials; a mold having a cavityprovided with a ledge forming a part bottom for said cavity; a first fluid-pressure-responsive means for moving said mold; a sleeve reciprocable in the cavity of said mold and forming another part bottom therefor; a second fluid-pressure-responsive means for moving said sleeve; a core reciprocable in said sleeve and within said mold and providing an inner side wall for the cavity of said mold; a third fluid-pressure-responsive means connected to move said core; a pressing plunger arranged to move into the cavity of said mold from the side opposite the bottom thereof for applying molding pressure to materials positioned within said cavity; and separate fiuid-pressure-responsive valve means connected with each of said first, second and third fiuidpressure-responsive means for permitting said mold, sleeve and core to yield in the direction of movement of said pressing plunger at different intervals during application of molding pressures to material within the cavity of said mold, Whereby to provide for relative movement of all material-engaging surfaces of said apparatus during molding operations.

2. In an apparatus for molding fiangedworkpieces from granulated materials; a mold having a cavity and ledge forming a part bottom for said cavity; a sleeve reciprocable in said cavity and forming another part bottom therefor; a core reciprocable in said sleeve and mold and having a reduced diameter upper portion forming still another part bottom for said cavity; a pressing plunger movable into 'said cavity from the side" opposite the bottom thereof for applying moldmeans connected with said mold, said sleeve,

and said core and yieldable individually with respect to each in response to pressing movement of said plunger to cause relative movement between said mold, sleeve, core, and plunger during a pressing operation, saidlast-named means being operable to move said mold, said sleeve, and said '1, core into desired relative positions at the end of" a pressing cycle.

3. In apparatus for molding flanged workpieces from granular materials; a mold having a cavity and a ledge forming a part bottom for said cavity; a first fluidpressure-responsive means for moving said mold; a sleeve reciprocable in the cavity of said mold and forming another part bot tom therefor; a second fluid-pressure-responsive means for moving said sleeve relative to said mold; a core reciprocable in said sleeve and said mold and having a reduced diameter portion forming still another part bottom for the cavity of said mold; a third fluid-pressure-responsive 1 means connected to move said core relative to said mold and said sleeve; a pressing plunger are; ranged to move within the cavity of said mold' from the side opposite the bottom thereof for applying molding pressures to materials posi tioned within said cavity and through such ma 6 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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